Caries experience of adults attending private and public dental clinics in Australia

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Brennan, David S ^a   Do, Loc Giang ^a   Slade, Gary D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

dental caries; inequality; SES; site of visit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH LOSS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952949344     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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